"In Nineteen Minutes, you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it. In nineteen minutes, you can get revenge."
Nineteen Minutes takes place in a small town, Sterling, New Hampshire. Peter Houghton is the target for bullying at Sterling high and has been since he started school; until one day he was pushed to his limits and commits a terrible act of violence towards those who put him through hard times. Throughout the novel, Peter's Parents struggle with how to love their son the same after the crime he committed. Josie, Peter's former best friend, becomes the primary witness during the trial, but she claims that she doesn't remember anything.